PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Eulogy. Green is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Supersonic - Jamiroquai. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Matazz
vs
Green

188 cm
32
194 lbs
37 - 8 - 1

187 cm
26
194 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Green!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matazz lands with a hook. Green tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Green misses.
Green lands with a kick to the temple. Matazz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
Green throws a body punch but Matazz moves out of range.
A low kick from Green misses
and Matazz counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
Matazz lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Matazz.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Matazz.
Matazz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matazz throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Green connects with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Matazz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Green throws out a loose jab but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matazz misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Matazz clinches.
Green is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matazz throws a head punch that misses.

Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matazz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matazz throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range.
Green misses with a low kick as Matazz jumps back.
Matazz tries to score with a low kick but Green moves his leg out of the way.
Matazz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Green scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Matazz moves out of range easily.
Matazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Green throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Matazz tries to clinch up.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green digs a good body shot into Matazz's ribs.
A cross from Green lands.
Green connects with a jab.
Green lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Green walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matazz.
Green walks into a straight right hand from Matazz.
Matazz blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green lands a lovely overhand right.
Green jabs Matazz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Matazz moves out of range easily.
Matazz cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matazz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matazz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matazz throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Green misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a leg kick.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz fakes the leg kick and cracks Green in the body.
Matazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Matazz tries to clinch up.
A jab lands there for Matazz.
Green moves away from the strike by Matazz.
Green throws out a leg kick but Matazz moves out of range and Green only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Matazz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green misses with a leg kick
and Matazz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green lands a nice hook to Matazz's body. Matazz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matazz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Green dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A thudding body kick lands there by Matazz!
Keith Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matazz.
Green jabs at Matazz's body.
Green misses with a looping left.
Matazz swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Matazz misses with a hook
and Green makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matazz. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green lands with a hook. Matazz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matazz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matazz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matazz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green fakes the leg kick and cracks Matazz in the body.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matazz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
Green bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matazz's head backwards.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matazz throws a low kick but Green avoids it.
Matazz throws a hook but Green blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
Green clobbers Matazz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matazz throws a head kick that half lands.
Matazz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Green checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matazz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green looks to land a body kick but Matazz moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green feints and then cracks Matazz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matazz down.
A bone on bone clash there as Matazz blocks the leg kick.
Green misses with a low kick.
Matazz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green connects with a leg kick. Matazz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Green tests Matazz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Matazz slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Matazz.
A jab from Matazz finds it's way through Green's defenses.
Matazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Green blocks a jab.
Matazz wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Matazz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
Matazz tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Matazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Matazz moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Matazz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matazz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Green misses
and Matazz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Matazz's head back.
Matazz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Matazz clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green prevents a body shot from Matazz.
Green presses Matazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matazz looking to slow down the pace here.
Matazz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matazz avoiding damage as Green throws knees to the body.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matazz's face.

Raz Matazz's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Green tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matazz avoids it.
Matazz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Matazz throws a chopping leg kick but Green manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Matazz moves away and avoids it.
Matazz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matazz tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Matazz throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Green throws a leg kick
and Matazz counters with a leg kick.
Green needs to keep his hands up - Matazz had a free shot at his head there.
Matazz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Green on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matazz moves out of range as Green strikes.
Matazz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Matazz avoids the body shot from Green.
Matazz moves out of range of the leg kick from Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matazz.
Matazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Green's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matazz under the eye.
Matazz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Matazz closes the distance and pushes Green back into the cage.
Green misses with a knee to the head.
Matazz prevents a body shot from Green.
Matazz misses with an elbow over the top.
Matazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Matazz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Matazz on the inside.
Nice body punch from Matazz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Good body shot from Matazz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matazz missing with knees to the body.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matazz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green misses with a knee strike.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matazz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a shot to the side of Matazz's head.
Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Matazz avoids the damage to the body.
Matazz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green working aggressively here.
Matazz has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matazz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matazz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matazz's elbow.
Green misses with a knee to the head.
Matazz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matazz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Green up against the cage.
Matazz digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Matazz misses with a punch to the body.
Matazz swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Matazz.
Green trying to stall but Matazz improves his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Green.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.

Green breaks the clinch.
Matazz throws a big shot that misses.
Matazz misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Raz Matazz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green throws a push kick but Matazz slaps the foot to one side.
Matazz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Green throws a leg kick but Matazz checks it.
Matazz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matazz connects with the punch.
Matazz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Green looks to throw a body kick
and Matazz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matazz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Green takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Matazz.
Matazz tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matazz moves out of range as Green strikes.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Green cracks Matazz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Green lands the left hand.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
letting Matazz counter with a right hand.
Green thumps Matazz with a low kick.
Matazz scores with a nice head shot.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Matazz.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matazz.
Matazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Matazz misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matazz. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz cracks the inside of Green's front leg.
Green has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Green with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Matazz is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Green as he connects with a hook.
Matazz connects with a crisp jab.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Matazz ducks down to avoid it.
Matazz moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Green swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Matazz checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Green.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matazz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Green lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green punishes Matazz's body with a nice straight punch.
Matazz throws a low kick, looking for Green's leg but Green calmly moves out of range.
Matazz walks into a jab.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Matazz throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green stuns Matazz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Green pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matazz is out of range and Green settles back down.
Green misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Matazz.
Matazz walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matazz punishes Green's body with a nice straight punch.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matazz's sensitive parts.
Matazz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matazz avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Green.
Matazz swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Green dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Matazz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matazz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Green has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Green and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matazz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
Matazz wants to slow Green down by chopping away at his legs.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Matazz avoids the head kick by Green.
Matazz avoids the head kick by Green.
Green misses with a hook.

Matazz has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matazz is trying to maintain a safe position but Green gets an underhook and turns Matazz into the cage.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but Matazz is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Matazz fails to land.
Matazz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Matazz.
Matazz lands with a left to the head.
Green has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Matazz throws a head punch that misses.
Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green lands a knee to the head.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Matazz on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matazz.
Matazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raz Matazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Green is working Matazz over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Matazz tries to tie him up.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keith Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks a body shot from Matazz.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Matazz.
Green with a knee to the head.
Matazz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Green is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Green's brow.
Matazz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
Matazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green blocking some punches.
Matazz throws a head punch that misses.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matazz taking a breather.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matazz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matazz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Matazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matazz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keith Green.
I think Green has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Green!
Keith Green is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Keith Green thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.